Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-15
BUT ONE DAYS DIFFERENCE.
The COnsecraaiOn Of the Mother Church,
and 0s 80. Johns, West WashingtOn.

saturday last, as stated In TIE STAR the seventy.
eighth anniversary Of the conservation OF Christ
p. Z church, the mother church on g street
southeast, was celebrated. Sunday, the follow.
ing day, was the seventy-eightn anniversary
OF the conservation Of ST Johns church, % and
Potomac streets West washington). In the
Journal OF the Maryland Convention, 1870 1t Is re-
corded: 'On Sunday, October 8, 1903. the bishop
(hs Right Reverend Bishop Clagyett nrst bishop
OF Maryland) visited and consecrated the new
church, styled Christ church, In Washington,
which IL not large but sufficiently elegant
The next day, the bisncp having been Joined
attended with the RevS Mccormick and
Duncan, consecrated 81. Johns church In George
town, columbia. This Is q new and elegant brick
building, vel situated and finished In q good
style" In lT94 the Maryland legislature was peli-
TONED oy the rrotestant kPlscopal inhabitants IN
Co.umoia, TO form a parish. 70 be known By the
name Of Washington parish. AT this session OF
Washington with Georgetown and its additions
became Washington parish. May q, 1875, the
Protestant Episcopal inhabitants OF Washington
ana Georgetown met and elected q vestry.
on toe same day another meeting was
held and the wardens were elected The
rector Of the pasish. ressrving TO Ihemseve. how.
ever, the power OF appointing another rector for
thai part OF the parish which lay within the
limits Of georgetown. Rev. Edward CAN'T was
subsequently, cnosrn as rector for that portion VI
the parish July, l70o; tho land dot No IL, square
III Washington, was pfcocutcu 10 the Vtotry
upon which 20 erect church, and an order given
for the timber necessary for the frame OF the
ehurcn- An India-ink sketch OF Q wooden build
Ing called Christs Church Is In the POSSESSION OF
DR.. Roberts, OF q street southeast. In 1906 the
land Qots NoA and z. In square 81, u street
southeastJ was presented 20 The yestry upon
which 70 build a church IL ls07 the church was
competed There WAS divine service In it for
the rrst time on the 9th Of August, 1907. This
etinee was formally consrcrated by Bishop Clagget
on sth OctOoer, lSUa. In the parish paper
Georgetown District oI Columbia, October, 1857
there Is mention OF a memorial window to Ne
placed In 81. JoAns church, 10 the Rev. Walter
Dulany Addison. the nrst clers lyman Of the p. Z
Church who neld Q service and preached In
Georgetown THIS nrst service occurred in.I IA
In l7s5 tho Washington parish vestry elected
Rev. Edward CAN'T. and he was appointed To
of1ciate Tor the Episcopalians In GeoTgeIOwn. In
1875 movement commenced 10 build 81. Johns
church OIL the wall OF 81. Johns church Is
tablet TO the memory OF tire frst rector
Ayers who died January, 1s09, and whose
body Was placed In crypt under the chancel
OF the church. but was subsequently re-
moved October the church was consecrated.
In the history OF the church Ia Maryland the
formal CONSERVATION Of Christ church on the Sth
October, MAKES her the mother church to her nrsI
offspring In Georgetown The style Of architec-
ture OF Christ church and st. johns church DC ar
both, which have b,en taken away rum each
church, and side rooms or transepts have been
added The ehancels In form similar. Christ
church has a stained glass window bearing the
emoions or the sacrament St JOINS has llfe-s.ze
frescoes Of ST. John a. the Evangelist and 81.
yonn as ne received the Divine Revelation Rev.
Jno. 3 Lindsay the rector In charge OF SC. Johns,
preached his farewell sermon a. rector 10 his
people last sunday, lis seventy ath anniversary
day.